AWEN WALES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06856855 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-01-25
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    EVANS, Elwen Mair appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-25
    ➕
    STACE-SMITH, Jeremy William, Dr appointed
    director
  10. 2023-12-31
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    THOMAS, Alfred James Randolph, The Venerable resigned
    director
  11. 2023-10-13
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    HUGHES, Medwin, Professor resigned
    director
  12. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-07-08
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    ROBERTS, Nigel appointed
    director
  17. 2021-07-08
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    THOMAS, Alfred James Randolph, The Venerable appointed
    director
  18. 2021-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-01-31
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    THOMAS, Alun resigned
    director
  23. 2019-06-04
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  24. 2019-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2012-12-07
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    THOMAS, Alun appointed
    director
  27. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    HUGHES, Medwin, Professor appointed
    director
  28. 2012-07-31
    ➖
    CLEMENT, Robert Marc, Prof resigned
    director
  29. 2012-07-31
    ➖
    JONES, John Elfed resigned
    director
  30. 2012-07-31
    ➖
    OWEN, Stephen William resigned
    director
  31. 2012-07-31
    ➖
    THOMAS, David Hugh resigned
    director
  32. 2009-12-01
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    JONES, John Elfed appointed
    director
  33. 2009-12-01
    ➕
    OWEN, Stephen William appointed
    director
  34. 2009-10-14
    ➖
    PROSSER, Pauline resigned
    secretary
  35. 2009-10-14
    ➖
    CHERRY, Robert Paul resigned
    director
  36. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    CLEMENT, Robert Marc, Prof appointed
    director
  37. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    THOMAS, David Hugh appointed
    director
  38. 2009-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AWEN WALES LIMITED
  39. 2009-03-24
    ➕
    PROSSER, Pauline appointed
    secretary
  40. 2009-03-24
    ➕
    CHERRY, Robert Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

University Of Wales is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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University Of Wales
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AWEN WALES LIMITED
This company · 06856855

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
University Of Wales
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Uwtsd
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

EVANS, Elwen Mair→
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Nigel→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STACE-SMITH, Jeremy William, Dr→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROSSER, Pauline→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-24 · resigned 2009-10-14
Resigned
CHERRY, Robert Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-03-24 · resigned 2009-10-14
Resigned
CLEMENT, Robert Marc, Prof→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned
HUGHES, Medwin, Professor→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2023-10-13
Resigned
JONES, John Elfed→
director · ~93y · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned
OWEN, Stephen William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned
THOMAS, Alfred James Randolph, The Venerable→
director · ~78y · appointed 2021-07-08 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
THOMAS, Alun→
director · ~85y · appointed 2012-12-07 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned
THOMAS, David Hugh→
director · ~89y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-13